System and method for spoken caller identification in a cellular telephone headset

A method for providing caller identification through a headset of a mobile communication device, the method comprising:

• determining when the headset is in communication with the mobile communication device;
• comparing a name of a caller and a telephone number of the caller against a list of names and telephone numbers previously stored by a user in a memory of the mobile communication device;
• determining that the name of the caller or the telephone number of the caller matches the one of the names and telephone numbers in the list of names and telephone numbers;
• retrieving a pre-recorded message associated with the one of the names and telephone numbers in the list of names and telephone numbers from the memory;
• performing a text-to-speech conversion on the name and telephone number of the caller to get a spoken caller identification when the headset is in communication with the mobile communication device;
• sending the spoken caller identification and the pre-recorded message to the headset;
• and
• playing the spoken caller identification text message and the pre-recorded message to the user of the mobile communication device through the headset.

A mobile communication device for providing a spoken caller identification of a caller to a user, the mobile communication device comprising:

• a headset module operably configured to determine when a headset is in communication with the mobile communication device;
• and
• a converter module in communication with the headset module, the converter module operably configured to compare a name of the caller and a telephone number of the caller against a list of names and telephone numbers previously stored by the user in a memory of the mobile communication device,
• determine that the name of the caller or the telephone number of the caller matches one of the names and telephone numbers in the list of names and telephone numbers,
• determine that the one of the names and telephone numbers in the list of names and telephone numbers is associated with a pre-recorded message that the user previously recorded and stored in the memory,
• retrieve the pre-recorded message from the memory,
• perform a text-to-speech conversion on the name and telephone number of the caller to generate a synthesized speech signal spoken text message and send the synthesized speech signal and pre-recorded message to the headset when the headset is in communication with the mobile communication device.